Wardrobe trunk



May 5, 1931.

WARDROBE TRUNK 'Filed Sept. 2, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet l May 5, 1931.

J. RITTER, JR

WARDROBE TRUNK Filed Sept. 2. 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 3 I NV ENTOR,

A TTORNEYS Patented May 5, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT Fries JULIUs nimmt, JR., or RACINE, wrseonsrn, assrenon To HARTMANN TRUNK come PANY, or encina, wisconsin, A oonronsrion or wisconsin wanna-@Bn TRUNK .Application filed September 2, 1927. Serial No. 217,187.

This invention relates to improvements in wardrobe trunks.

Wardrobe trunks are usually divided vertically into two parts to form a wardrobe section and a drawer section. The two sections are hinged together to swing horizontally to open or closed position, and one of the sections is formed with an upper open end closed by a top cover. The wardrobe section is provided with garment hangers for suspending outer wearing apparel thereon, and the other section is provided with drawers for holding other articles of wear.

Trunks of this type are often left in open 15 position in rooms, with the result` that the garments in the wardrobe section are exposed to dust and surreptitious removal unless the sections are closed and locked.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to overcome the-'before mentioned objeetionable feature, and provide a wardrobe trunk having inner top and front covers for the wardrobe section, which will protect the contents of said section.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk having an inner front cover or door to which the inner top kcover is hingedly connected.

A further object of the invention is to provide an inner yhinged top cover having a pad or cushion for yielding engagement with the apparel draped over the garment hangers within the wardrobe section.

A further object .of the invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk having novel means for loc-king the front cover or 4door in closed position by closing the inner top cover.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk having a front kcover or door to which a shoe box is pivotally connected in a novel manner to permit the shoe box being swung upwardly to a more accessible position of use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk having a guard member interposed between the front cover and the apparel draped and supported from the garment hangers, which automatically swings to closed position when the fron-t door lis swung to closed position.

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A further object of the invention is to provide a wardrobe trunk which is of simple construction, is strong and durable, and is well adapted for the purpose described.

'lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the improved wardrobe trunk and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims, and all equivalents thereof.

ln the accompanying drawings in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views;

Fig. l is a front view of the complete wardrobe trunk shown in open position;

Fig, 2 is a top view of the trunk shown in open position; Y

Fig. 3 is a side detail viewof the upper portion of the front door and the laundry bag mounted thereon; *i

lFig. 4 is a vertical sectional detail view of the front door and the inner top door connected thereto;

Fig. 5 is a sec-tional detail view o f the Upper portion 0f the .freek Showing the 10d@ ing mechanism therefor; Y

Fig, 6 is a detail view of the shoe box its lower position;

Fig. 7 is a similar view showing the shoe box in its upper lposition .of use;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view of ,I

the shoe box in its lower position.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 8 indicates the wardrobe section, and 9 the drawer section of a wardrobe trunk. The

two sections are hinged togethei` te swing horizontally to open or'closed posit-lion, and

the wardrobe section is formed with an open top 8 which is closed by a top cover 11 hingedto the .upper forward edge of the drawer section 9.' `Said ,cover swings forwardly over the .open end of the wardrobe section when said section is in closed posiI tion.

The wardrobe section is provided with op posite side rails L0, garment hangers 10 slidably mounted thereon, and a garment reta-ilk er 12, while the other section 9 lis provided with a. plurality of slidable drawers 13 for holding other articles of wear. An inner front doforor cover 14C connected 110 he inner edge portion of the wardrobe section which is hinged to the drawer section 9 by hinges 15, is arranged to cover the front open portion of the wardrobe section. An inner top cover 16 connected to the upper edge portion of the front door 14 by a piano hinge 17 is adapted to extend over and cover the upper open end of the wardrobe section when the front door 14 is in closed position. Vhen in open position, the top cover 1G may be swung outwardly and downwardly on the outer side of the front door 14, as shown in Fig. 2. The outer edge portion ot the wardrobe section 8 is provided with a vertically extending frame member 18 having elongated slots 19 formed therein, which are adapted to receive hook-shaped bolts 2O mounted on the reciprocable locking bar 21. Said bar 21 is reciprocally connected to the front door, and at its upper end is pivotally connecte to the top cover 16 by a link 22, so that when the front door is closed and the top cover is swung to closed position, the bolts 2() will be moved downwardly into locking engagement with the slotted portions 19 ot the trame member 18. The frame member is also provided with a lower elongated slot 19 which receives the guide bolt 20 when the front door 1L1- is swung to closed position to aline the door vertically with the trunk section and to prevent surreptitiously disengaging the bolts trom the slotted portions of the frame.

The inner top cover 16 of the wardrobe section is provided with a` keyed locking member 28 adjacent its hinged edge having an elongated bolt 24 which extends through the cover to the opposite edge and is adapted to lockingly engage the escutcheon plate 26 secured to the rear upper edge portion of the wardrobe section, as shown in Figs. 2 and. 5. The locking member, when the cover is in closed position, extends through an opening 25 to permit the use of a key (not shown). To unlock the top cover, the key is turned to unlocked position, and the bolt lever 2G is then pulled upwardly to release the bolt from the escutcheon plate 25. rPhe top cover 16 is provided with stop members 27 mounted on its inner hinged edge portion which engage one side portion ot the front door when the cover is in closed position to limit the-down swing of said cover when` in cushioning position, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4.

The wardrobe section is also provided with a guard member in the form of a door member 28 which is hinged to the inner side of the wardrobe section 8 adjacent the trunk section hinges and engaged by the inner side ot the shoe box 29 and movedV to closed position thereby. Said door member 28 serves as a guard to prevent apparel supported from the garment hangers 10 from enteringthe spacebetween Vthe hinged side of the shoe box and one side of the wardrobe section. A

cushion is mounted on the lower side of the inner top cover, and is adapted to engage the garment hangers 10 and the garments draped thereon, when the top cover is swung to closed position. lvhen in said closed position, the upper portions of the hangers and the garments will imbed into the cushion, and will be held in position by the cushion without injury to garments.

The shoe box 29 is connected to the inner side of the front door 14 by pairs of upper and lower links' 31 and 32, which normally hold the box in its closed lower position against the inner side portion of the door, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6. To open the box, it is only necessary to pull upwardly on the handle 33 to swing the box upwardly and horizontally to the convenient position shown in Fig. 7 to permit the opening of the cover 29. The links 31 and 32 are so connected to the parts that when the box is swung upwardly and outwardly, the box will be automatically held in its upper position of accessibility.

A` laundry bag S11-removably connected to the inner side of the front door 14 above the shoe box 29 by snap buttons 35, is provided for holding soiled garments, and is removable to permit cleaning.

rlChe locking of the two sections together f is controlled by the trunk top cover 11 engaging the lock member 37. The top cover 11 is provided withv a hasp lock 88 for locking said top cover to the wardrobe section 8. The outer top cover 11 also carries a cushion or pad 39 which bears down -on the inner top cover 16 to yieldingly reinforce said inner top cover.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the wardrobe trunk is of very simple construction and is well adapted tor the purpose described.

That I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with a wardrobe trunk 'formed of two hinged together sections swingable horizontally to open position, one ot said sections having an open top and an open front closed by the other section, an

outer top cover hinged to one of the sections tor closing the upper open end of the other section, an inner front door interposed between the two sections and hingedly connected to one of the sections for closing the openV front, an inner top cover hinged to the upper edge portion of the front door for clos and a cushion mounted on the lower side ofY the outer top cover for yieldingly engaging and holding said inner top cover in its garment engaging position when both covers are in closed position, said inner front door and inner' top cover permitting closing the open top section while the two sections remain in open position.

2. The combination with a wardrobe trunk 'formed of a wardrobe section and a drawer section hinged together and swingable hori- Zontally to open position, the wardrobe section having an open top and an open iront closed by the drawer section, an outer top cover hinged to the forward edge of the drawer section for closing the upper open end of the wardrobe section, garment hangers within the upper portion of the wardrobe section, a front door hinged to one of the sections tor closing the open front of the wardrohe section, an inner top cover hinged to the upper edge portion of the front door for closing the upper open top of the wardrobe section and swingable to an open position alongside of the front door, a guard door within the wardrobe section moved to closed position by the closing movement of the inner front door, a cushion mounted lon the lower side of the inner top cover for engaging the garment hangers or the garments draped thereon when the cover is in closed position, and a cushion mounted on the lower side of the outerrtop cover for yieldingly engaging the inner top cover when both covers are in closed position.

3. The combination with a wardrobe trunk formed of a wardrobe section and a drawer section hinged together and swingable horizontally to open position, the wardrobe section having an open top and an open front closed by the drawer section, an outer top cover hinged to the forward edge of the drawer section for closing the upper open end of the wardrobe section, garment hangers within the upper portion of the wardrobe section, an inner front door hinged to one of the sections for closing the open front of the wardrobe section, an inner top cover hinged to the upper edge portion of the front door for closing 'the upper open top of the wardrobe section and swingable to an open position alongside of the front'door, a shoe box pivotally connected to the lower inner side portion of the front door and movable to an upper position of accessibility when the front door is in open position, a guard door within the wardrobe section moved to closed position by the closing movement of the inner front door, a cushion mounted on the lower side of the inner top cover for engaging the garment hangers or the garments draped thereon when the cover is in closed position, and a cushion mounted on the lower side or" the outer top cover for yieldingly engaging the inner top cover when both covers are in' closed position.

4. The combination with a wardrobe trunk formed with a wardrobe section and a drawer section hinged together and swingable-liori- Zontally to open position, the wardrobe section having an open top and an open front adapted to be closed by the drawer section, an outer top cover hinged to the forward edge ot' the drawer section for closing the upper open end of the wardrobe section, garment hangers within the upper portion of the wardrobe section, a front door hinged to one ot the sections for closing the open front of the wardrobe section, an inner top cover hinged to the upper edge portion of the front door for closing the upper open top of the wardrobe section, said cover being swingable to open position alongside of the front door, a guard door within the wardrobe section movable to closed position by the closing movement of the inner front door, spacing means mounted on the lower side of the inner top cover for engaging the garment hangers or the garments draped thereon when the cover is in closed position, and spacing means mounted on the lower side of the outer top cover for engaging the inner top cover when both covers are in closed position.

In testimony whereof, I aiix my signature.

JULIUS RITTER, JR.

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